bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying qi releasing exterior, ventilating lung and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Qi deficiency with external contraction of wind-cold, internal damage leading to phlegm-fluid retention. Symptoms include aversion to cold with fever, headache, nasal congestion, cough with copious phlegm, absence of sweating, chest tightness, nausea, shortness of breath, fatigue, pale tongue with thin white coating, and a floating, weak pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Qi deficiency constitution, due to factors such as overstrain and pregnancy, leads to a decline in the defensive function, making one susceptible to wind-cold pathogens, which is the indication for this formula. In the formula, Perilla Leaf is pungent and warm, capable of both releasing the exterior and dissipating cold, as well as regulating qi and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and calming asthma; Ginseng is sweet and warm, tonifying qi and supporting the body's vital energy, enabling the expulsion of pathogens when qi is strong; Pueraria Root elevates yang and releases the flesh, assisting cultivated purple perilla leaf in inducing sweating to release the exterior; Pinellia and Dried Tangerine Peel dry dampness and resolve phlegm; Poria invigorates the spleen and drains dampness; Submature Bitter Orange and Aucklandia Root regulate qi and widen the chest, harmonizing the stomach and descending adverse qi; Platycodon Root and Peucedanum ventilate the lung and resolve phlegm, relieving cough; Prepared Liquorice Root harmonizes all the herbs, and when used with Ginseng, it enhances the function of tonifying qi and supporting the body's vital energy. Adding Ginger and Jujube harmonizes the nutrient and defensive aspects. The combination of these herbs disperses wind-cold externally and resolves phlegm internally, addressing both releasing the exterior and supporting the body's vital energy. It is suitable for the elderly, children, and those with weak constitutions who are affected by wind-cold.

1. aversion to cold severe: add Saposhnikovia Root、Schizonepeta。
2. cough severe: add Bitter Apricot Seed、Fritillaria Bulb。
3. nasal congestion: add Magnolia、Cocklebur Fruit。
4. lung heat severe: add Bitter Apricot Seed、White Mulberry Root-Bark、Skullcap Root。
5. chest fullness with excessive phlegm: add Trichosanthes Seed。
6. headache: add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome、Asarum。
7. diarrhea with abdominal pain: add Patchouli、Villous Amomum Fruit。
8. lung cold cough: add Schisandra Fruit、Dried Ginger。

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula inhibits viruses, expels phlegm, relieves cough, and enhances immunity. It is used for bronchitis, pneumonia, common cold, upper respiratory tract infections, morning sickness, dysmenorrhea, qi depression syndrome, alcohol toxicity, and poor appetite.